Jeremiah Haydel was named the Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
After Georgia Southern scored the first touchdown of Saturday’s game against Texas State, the Eagles kicked off to Haydel, who returned the ball 97 yards to the end zone to tie the game back up at 7-7 in the first quarter. The 97-yard return marks the second longest in the Sun Belt and eighth longest in the FBS this season.
“I just remember seeing a big hole and then running to the sideline, trying to outrun the kicker and a Georgia Southern defender,” Haydel said. “I just tight-roped the sidelined and then just took it to the house.”
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